Indian folklore at all times differed extraordinary development and was based on the psychological connection between man and nature, which was reflected in the sounds.
The boundaries of Indian civilization constantly changing in the course of numerous conquests and the mixing of very different cultures influenced the character of folk art, which over the years has not lost its originality and uniqueness.
Indian folklore: the sacred revelation
The development of Indian folklore is associated with the legend of the ancient sacred text, the origin of which dates back to 8 BC. This text, Samaveda, states that the gods created music for people who are not literate and therefore cannot comprehend the meaning of the scriptures. And music initially serves as a means of conveying this meaning, which, by the way, is also reflected in some types of contemporary Indian music.
Folk Highlight - Tampur Songs
Tampura - a four-stringed instrument resembling a guitar - is one of the oldest musical instruments, which is intended more for accompanying singers and dancers than for independent playing. Therefore, it is rather difficult to meet a musician who plays the Indian tampuquez without accompaniment.
One of the brightest musical and dancing phenomena is Bhangra, which has always been performed at harvest festivals, and later at weddings and New Year celebrations. With its fiery dance rhythm, Bhangra won many fans, and at the end of the 20th century, it became one of the most popular discos in England and the United States, after which it spread throughout the world in its various modifications.
Omnipresent music influence
Indian folklore largely influenced the work of Rabindranath Tagore, the gem of whose works is a large collection of songs recorded in Bengali. Many of them are based on folk motifs and are popular with a number of Indian artists. It is noteworthy that the hymns of the states of India and Bangladesh are compositions from this set, called "Rabindra-Sangit".
Since in India music is still considered to be the revelation of the gods, the Indians are very sensitive to it, and the level of musical culture is excellently developed. Here the theory of music was formed over the course of long centuries, so it was in India that the first theories appeared confirming the enormous influence of sounds on humans and natural organisms. The study of various sound sequences led to the fact that some professional musicians, having reproduced a certain combination of sounds, could cause or prevent any natural phenomenon that was repeatedly demonstrated.
The progress of Indian folklore is incommensurable with the folk art of other civilizations, since here even simple melodies are the result of whole science and cannot be used as banal entertainment. In subtle shades of tones and semitones, Hindus create unsurpassed harmonies that can heal not only the body, but also the soul.
Author - Irina Vasnetsova
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